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The Newport Jazz Festival is an annual American multi-day jazz music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. Elaine Lorillard established the festival in 1954, and she and husband Louis Lorillard financed it for many years.
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The first televised U.S. presidential debate, featuring John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, occurred on September 26, 1960, in Chicago, Illinois, fundamentally changing political campaigning. Kennedy’s telegenic, confident appearance contrasted with a pale, sweaty Nixon, leading television viewers to favor Kennedy while radio listeners believed Nixon won
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John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, November 22, 1963
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he Beatles made several appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, including three in February 1964 that were among their first appearances in front of an American audience.
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a joint congressional resolution that gave President Lyndon B. Johnson authorization to increase U.S. military involvement in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war
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Operation Rolling Thunder was a gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign conducted by the United States 2nd Air Division, U.S. Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force against North Vietnam from February 24th 1965 until the 2nd of November 1968, during the Vietnam War
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The 1967 March on the Pentagon was a massive demonstration against the Vietnam War that took place on October 21, 1967.
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As the "search and destroy" mission unfolded, it soon degenerated into the massacre of over 300 apparently unarmed civilians including women, children, and the elderly. Calley ordered his men to enter the village firing, though there had been no report of opposing fire
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A series of protests against the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War took place prior to and during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois
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The trial for eight antiwar activists charged with inciting violent demonstrations at the August 1968 Democratic National Convention opens in Chicago
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The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 60 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock
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The Beatles officially broke up in April 1970, when Paul McCartney publicly announced his departure to promote his solo album. The split was a culmination of years of tension, including the 1967 death of manager Brian Epstein, creative differences, business disputes over manager Allen Klein, and the desire for individual artistic freedom
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The Kent State shootings occurred on May 4, 1970, when Ohio National Guardsmen fired into a crowd of unarmed students protesting the Vietnam War, killing four and wounding nine. The incident occurred during a tense, banned rally on campus, sparking a nationwide student strike and deeply impacting the nation, leaving a lasting legacy of anti-war sentiment
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Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protected the right of pregnant women to choose to have an abortion before the point of fetal viability
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